Disclaimer... Yes I realize there are many grammar and spelling mistakes, I am in South East Asia, usually typing as fast as I can on a really slow computer, I do not have time to spell check etc, :P
So we are leaving Chiang Rai today, We have been here since May 7. We lived with 2 different hill tribe villages and we literally trekked 30-40km through the hills to arrive at the villages. this is not an exaggeration; I have never walked so far and so much in such humid heat in my life. Yesterday on our way back to our base camp we made our best time yet, 8km in 2 hours; We were all very proud of ourselves. While we were in the Lahu Tribe we helped to build 7 toilets. The first day we worked 12 hours from morning to night fall moving cement bricks, cement bags, and bags of sand. We all worked really hard in the heat and I think we all gained some serious muscle during the toilet building sessions. At this tribe we really got our hands dirty. I am now a pro brick layer and cementer.. lol
We finished our 7 toilets in 4 days, then trekked to our next village.
The Akahu Tribe was the home of Dr.Dave's local volunteers (5 boys between the ages of 10-16 years old, Dr.Dave helps pay for their school fees so they help him on their days off)
We set up a medical clinic for an afternoon and we saw approximately 40 patients. I had the honour of taking every one's blood pressure.
Both of these villages really embraced us in their arms, they were very kind and shared their lives with us. It is a week that I will never forget.
We are packing up to go to Chiang Mai today there we will go to the Buddhist University and participate in a 2 day long Buddhist learning retreat. I will have more for you on our amazing time here with Dr.Dave
But right now I am in a rush
So we are leaving Chiang Rai today, We have been here since May 7. We lived with 2 different hill tribe villages and we literally trekked 30-40km through the hills to arrive at the villages. this is not an exaggeration; I have never walked so far and so much in such humid heat in my life. Yesterday on our way back to our base camp we made our best time yet, 8km in 2 hours; We were all very proud of ourselves. While we were in the Lahu Tribe we helped to build 7 toilets. The first day we worked 12 hours from morning to night fall moving cement bricks, cement bags, and bags of sand. We all worked really hard in the heat and I think we all gained some serious muscle during the toilet building sessions. At this tribe we really got our hands dirty. I am now a pro brick layer and cementer.. lol
We finished our 7 toilets in 4 days, then trekked to our next village.
The Akahu Tribe was the home of Dr.Dave's local volunteers (5 boys between the ages of 10-16 years old, Dr.Dave helps pay for their school fees so they help him on their days off)
We set up a medical clinic for an afternoon and we saw approximately 40 patients. I had the honour of taking every one's blood pressure.
Both of these villages really embraced us in their arms, they were very kind and shared their lives with us. It is a week that I will never forget.
We are packing up to go to Chiang Mai today there we will go to the Buddhist University and participate in a 2 day long Buddhist learning retreat. I will have more for you on our amazing time here with Dr.Dave
But right now I am in a rush
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